Rotary Newsletter for April 14th, 2010: Poetry Night
In attendance for the meeting were Lamber Brandes, Lois Brandes, Janice Brown, Lew Burridge, Candace Cramer, Walter Heller, Michael Johnson, Joe Kelley, Connie Mitchell, Bart Nuboer, Jeannie O'Donoghue, Bob Price, Joan Powers, Bob Schipul, Sandi Schipul, Janet Schmitz, Ben Summers , Mimi Svenning, Lisa Tompson, Diane Waterfield, Bernie Westerveld.
Guests included Beverly Westveld, Bernie's lovely wife; Renee Summers, Ben's talented better half; Belaine McCabe; Heidi Lange, beautifully attired as always; Ron and Ethel Wheatley; and Jack Stebe, our soon to be new member.
Candace welcome everyone to the meeting.
Joe led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Bob performed the Blessing.
Dian reported that there is over $300 in Happy Bucks.
Lois, Sandi, and Joan went to the DARE graduation at Scituate High School Joe and Diane will be in charge of the kitchen for the Senior Dinner. Eric will be unable to run the kitchen due to a medical problem.
South Shore Art Center will host an Arts Festival June 18,19,20, 2010. this will be a juried exhibition of member's work and young artists. All are welcome. Please call the art center for more details.
Our own Jeannie O'Donoghue is ENGAGED. The ring is just beautiful. Congratulations Jeannie!!!!
Sondra Oster Baras will be the guest speaker on Sunday, April 25th at 1:00PM at the Christ Lutheran Church in Scituate. Jack Stebe was inducted as a new member to our club by our President, Candace Cramer. Jack is not new to Rotary. He belonged to the Rotary Club in Arizona.He and his wife Nancy recently moved to Marshfield. Nancy is originally from Braintree and Jack is from Maine. Jack is a retired pilot from the Air Force. He is a Vietnam veteran. Jack also worked at MIT for many years. We are very happy to have Jack in our club and know he will be a great member. Rene Summers was our guest speaker. April is National Poetry Month. And since Rene is very accomplished and published poet, it is wonderful that she was able to lead our poetry night. Lisa Tompson recited Walt Whitman's "Oh Captain, My Captain". Ron Wheatley spoke about Phyllis Wheatley, the first African Slave of America to be published. She came to America on a slave ship when she was seven years old. She was rescued by Suzanne and John Wheatley in Boston. We are hoping that Ron will come back at a future date to speak in more detail about Phyllis Wheatley. The evening culminated with Rene reading some of her poems. The selections included "Waves", "Spring is Eternal", "The Pear Tree", "A Right of Passage", "My Antique Presence", "Warning", and "Etchings 1,2,&3". There were many more people that wanted to read their favorite poems. There was not enough time. The club hopes to have another poetry night soon. Respectfully submitted,
She will give an update on what is really happening in Israel concerning the settlement movement.
There will be a pot luck lunch served after the meeting. Bart is one of the sponsors of this event. He is hoping for a big showing from fellow Rotarians. Let's not let him down. Please RSVP at 800-647-3344.
"Somebody's Mother" by an unknown author was recited by Joan Powers. Sandi Schipul shared the poem she composed as a tribute to Bob O'Brien, a friend who passed away from cancer. The poem is called "Home". One of our members came up to the podium with a quote from Earnest Hemingway "For Sale - Baby shoes never worn". A rather sad story in one line. Beverely Westerveld shared a childhood poem by Stephen Val called "The Tree". She memorized this poem as a child and still remembered it.
And to end the program, Ben Summers read a poem that this granddaughter wrote when she was thirteen entitled "The Deep Blue Sea".
Janice Brown, Secretary
